An antique camera can somehow predict the future, unfortunately when pointed at a human subject it leads to death. Why would someone invent this? Well, it’s the Russians so I’ll buy it. Said camera was pointed in the direction of its creator and that’s all he wrote and now years have passed and a group of incredibly unlikable young people are gathered to make their way to a party. They get in a (hilarious) collision with a moose (it’s why you shouldn’t take a group shot including the driver while fucking operating an automobile) on the way there and are forced to hold up in a nearby cabin. That’s where the camera is and a photo of the car accident is amongst a whole wall of disturbing pictures featuring death. This has everyone raising a quizzical eyebrow. One idiot thinks it’s got to be some kind of reality television thing but he also gets his photo taken and stumbles headfirst into a bear trap… JUST LIKE HIS PHOTO PREDICTED! At this point you would say “Ok, the annoying guy died but now we know not to take any pictures.” You would be correct but you’re not an idiot and there’s fifty minutes left in this thing. Convenient footage is left behind to help explain what’s going on to the gaggle of mentally challenged youths. Easily figuring out what’s going on does nothing to help, as apparently Russian youths are just as efficient at taking accidental photos as middle-aged men on Facebook are when it comes to “accidentally” sending dick pics to attractive women. There’s a half-assed twist towards the end which leads directly into a half-assed climax. The dubbing makes everyone sound like they suffered severe brain damage before making it to the set (it’s also the only thing positive it has going for it) and the set pieces that you think would accompany the murder-camera plot leave a lot to be desired. I mean, here’s one of those deaths explained expertly by one of the group: “She ate a spider because she took a picture of herself.” And that actually tracks. So we get some laughs but not much else.
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